Lead Stories

Cables hang from a utility pole and trail along the roadside in Carawina, Westmoreland.
March 29, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Tangled and dangerous

Five months after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the danger hasn’t passed. It’s hanging – literally – over nearly every road, sidewalk, and gate in Westmoreland, especially in the capital. What…
Jamaica-born Talia Parkinson-Jones, executive producer of NBC’s Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, on the job while a segment was being shot at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
March 29, 2026 by Janet Silvera

FULL CIRCLE

WESTERN BUREAU: From a little girl growing up in Kingston to one of daytime television’s most influential producers, Talia Parkinson-Jones has built a career shaping stories, steering culture, and…
William Squier Gonzalez, UNOPS portfolio development adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean, speaking with The Sunday Gleaner at the newspaper’s North Street offices last Thursday.
March 29, 2026 by Kimone Francis

No solo rebuild

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is warning that Jamaica’s recovery from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa will rise or fall on a single factor: Government, private interests,…
Debris block the waterway at this bridge along the Seaview Farm Road in Portland on Saturday. The blockage resulted in the river overflowing its banks, sending water into nearby homes.
March 29, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Midnight flood swamps Portland homes as rains create chaos

A night of relentless rain and thunder left sections of northeastern Jamaica reeling, as swollen waterways burst their bounds and sent murky floodwaters rushing into homes, reigniting fears ahead of…
Newly resurfaced National Stadium track.
March 29, 2026

TRUE BLUE

Tesha Miller.
March 28, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Tesha Miller eyes Privy Council

Tesha Miller’s legal team is weighing the possibility of taking his case to the Privy Council, after the Court of Appeal quashed his convictions for accessory to murder but ordered a retrial. The…
March 28, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Rebar rebuke

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has disclosed that “another step will be taken” following the publication of an investigation report alleging that Tank-Weld Metals Limited was “likely abusing” its…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
March 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

JTA to submit suggestions to teaching bill to education ministry in April

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has announced that it will submit its written recommendations on proposed changes to the Jamaica Teaching Bill (JTC) to the Ministry of Education next month,…
Scott Renner (right), United States Embassy chargé d’affaires in Kingston, is provided with an update on the Hope Mobile Clinic in Barrett Town, St James, by Dr Didinu Tamaklor, country director for Project Hope, and Kamesha Kelly-Swaby, emergency respo
March 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

U$22m relief effort bearing fruit, says US Embassy official

WESTERN BUREAU: The United States (US) has indicated it is satisfied that its US$22-million hurricane relief support is helping Jamaicans recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa,…